Medications
New drug is gamechanger in psoriasis treatment
A novel drug almost entirely cleared moderate to severe psoriasis in over 60% of the patients who took part in two phase three clinical trials of a new drug.
Apr 26, 2021
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News tagged with novel drugs
Oncology & Cancer
Drug testing approach uncovers effective combination for treating small cell lung cancer
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have identified and tested a drug combination that exploits a weakness in small cell lung cancer (SCLC), an aggressive, dangerous cancer. The scientists targeted a vulnerability ...
Apr 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two studies support key role for immune system in shaping SARS-CoV-2 evolution
Two studies published in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens provide new evidence supporting an important role for the immune system in shaping the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These findings—and ...
Apr 8, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop dual-targeting drug for EBV-related cancers
A Hong Kong Baptist University-led (HKBU) research team has developed a novel drug which has the potential to become a next-generation treatment for cancers associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Mar 2, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study shows mother's diet may boost immune systems of premature infants
Medical researchers have long understood that a pregnant mother's diet has a profound impact on her developing fetus's immune system and that babies—especially those born prematurely—who are fed breast milk have a more ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cholesterol starvation kills lymphoma cells
Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have developed a novel therapy to trick cancer cells into gobbling up what they think is their favorite food—cholesterol—which actually triggers their destruction. What appears to them ...
Jan 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New drug research for prostate cancer could also fight COVID-19
Dr. Lisa Philp and Professor Colleen Nelson, from the QUT Faculty of Health's School of Biomedical Science, are developing drugs to fight advanced prostate cancer that could also prevent and or treat acute respiratory distress ...
Nov 16, 2020
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Medications
Lung distribution of antiviral drugs affects their performance in COVID-19 treatment
COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2, and has killed over 1,000,000 people around the world. It is impossible to create novel drugs against the coronavirus in a very short time, as drug development often takes years. Therefore, ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Neuroscience
New drug reduces stroke damage in mice
Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute have identified a novel drug that could protect the brain during and after a stroke.
Jul 1, 2020
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Medical research
Structure-based design of antiviral drug candidates targets SARS-CoV-2 main protease
A team of Chinese scientists has recently developed two novel compounds that inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) and one of them is a good drug candidate for further clinical studies.
Apr 22, 2020
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